Performance Task (Summary in G.R.A.S.P.S. form):(T)
Goal: For students to develop a presentation that demonstrates their knowledge of the way the plot in Tender is the Night is developed. Role: A student competing for the chance to assist a screenwriter with his sequel to Tender is the Night. Audience: Fox Searchlight Pictures and the film's screenwriter. Situation: The students are being asked to demonstrate their knowledge of the novel's plot, characters, and historical setting. Product/Presentation: A Prezi incorporating an original creative story, visual art, and audi/video elements. Standards (Criteria from both rubrics - product and presentation): Product: Creativity - 20%, Factuality - 20%, Organization - 15%, Requirements - 15%, Conflict - 15%, Resolution - 15% Presentation: Preparedness - 20%, Enthusiasm - 20%, Comprehension - 20%, Eloquence - 15%, Professional Appearance - 15%, Time Limit - 10%
Other Evidence (quizzes, test, prompts, observations, dialogues, work sample, etc.):
Other Evidence(OE)
• A digital poster that shows the student placing themselves in America in the 1920s.
• A Wiki that creatively informs on some aspect of 1920s American culture.
• A presentation that shows how Fitzgerald developed the novel's themes through plot, character, etc.
• A short film that compares Fitzgerald's life to that of his characters.
• A weekly blog describing how the student imagines Fitzgerald might have felt writing the novel.
• A Prezi that shows what happened to the main characters after the conclusion of the novel.
Student Self-Assessment and Reflection
Self-Assessment(SA)
•Philosophical Chairs, Quick Writes, Student Data Notebook, Exit/Entrance Tickets, Give One, Get One, Slap It
• Class brainstorming discussion about 1920s culture
• Teacher, peer, and student self-assessment feedback
Assessment Task Blue Print
What understandings/goals will be assessed through this task?(G)
Understanding
Goal (MLR)
•Novels have themes that are developed in various ways throughout the text.
•CCSS
English
Reading 11-12
What criteria are implied in the standard(s) understanding(s) regardless of the task specifics? What qualities must student work demonstrate to signify that standards were met?
Big Ideas
Big Ideas
• Tender is the Night
•1920s American Culture
Autobiography
Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?
Task Description:(T)
Your class has been given the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of F. Scott Fitzgerald and 1920s American culture following the conclusion of your unit on Tender is the Night. Fox Searchlight is looking to film a sequel of the novel and they are giving your students the opportunity to contribute to the project. Working in pairs, students will create a Prezi digital presentation describing what they believe happens to the novel's main characters after its conclusion. Their work of fiction should express considerable knowledge of the historical context and the themes and message of the novel, and the presentation must include creative writing, visual, and audio/video elements. The project that is judged the best by the Fox Searchlight panel will win, and the students will have the opportunity to assist the film's screenwriter.
What student products/performances will provide evidence of desired understandings?
Type II Product
Type of Presentation
• Prezi
• Oral Presentation
By what criteria will student products/performances be evaluated?
Stage 2 - Determine Acceptable Evidence.
Role: A student competing for the chance to assist a screenwriter with his sequel to Tender is the Night.
Audience: Fox Searchlight Pictures and the film's screenwriter.
Situation: The students are being asked to demonstrate their knowledge of the novel's plot, characters, and historical setting.
Product/Presentation: A Prezi incorporating an original creative story, visual art, and audi/video elements.
Standards (Criteria from both rubrics - product and presentation):
Product: Creativity - 20%, Factuality - 20%, Organization - 15%, Requirements - 15%, Conflict - 15%, Resolution - 15%
Presentation: Preparedness - 20%, Enthusiasm - 20%, Comprehension - 20%, Eloquence - 15%, Professional Appearance - 15%, Time Limit - 10%
• A Wiki that creatively informs on some aspect of 1920s American culture.
• A presentation that shows how Fitzgerald developed the novel's themes through plot, character, etc.
• A short film that compares Fitzgerald's life to that of his characters.
• A weekly blog describing how the student imagines Fitzgerald might have felt writing the novel.
• A Prezi that shows what happened to the main characters after the conclusion of the novel.
• Class brainstorming discussion about 1920s culture
• Teacher, peer, and student self-assessment feedback
Assessment Task Blue Print
What understandings/goals will be assessed through this task? (G)
English
Reading 11-12
What criteria are implied in the standard(s) understanding(s) regardless of the task specifics? What qualities must student work demonstrate to signify that standards were met?
Autobiography
Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?
What student products/performances will provide evidence of desired understandings?
By what criteria will student products/performances be evaluated?
•Factuality
• Organization
• Requirements
• Conflict
• Resolution
• Enthusiasm
• Comprehension
• Eloquence
• Professional Appearance
• Time Limit